Casa Grande

We then also moved to Casa Grande but only had a few days there with Garth, Bev, Dee and Teddee. We had told our friends Joe and Lorna that we would drive over when we got to Casa Grande as it was Lornas birthday. Garth and them guys had already gone to see them so they didn't go again. It was good to see them. They are such neat people. We met at the casino and Joe won $800 dollars and Lorna $200. Brent and I didn't win but still had a fun day. Back at Casa Grande the 6 of us rode around the area to see what we could see. I like the area. The resort is nice and the area is nice. We then bid them bye as we won't see them again now till we get to Redfish again.

We decided to go see the Casa Grande ruins and it just so happened that it was also the annual Indian music festival that day. It was pretty cool. We got to see the ruins and also listen to some authenic indian music. One of the indians was the worlds champion hoop dancer. He was really good.

Another day while we were here we drove down to see the "Organ Pipe Cactus Monument" It is the only place in the USA where this type of cactus grows. We visited the visiters center and watched the movie about the area. It was in this area that the famous outlaw Poncho vila hid out in the rugged mountains here.

Here's those rugged mountains.

Here's some of the catus in the area. First the saguaro that some of you might have seen around the Phoenix area.

They told us an interesting thing about these catus. They will suck up all the water within 6 feet of them and store it inside and use it to sustain itself in the dry season. As the season progresses you can see where the water is by where it is the biggest. Starts at the top and works down. Also most other plants that may be around it will die because it is a water hog.
Here's the barrel catus.

Then theres the buckhorn catus. So named because they resemble a bucks horns I assume. When they need water they turn kind of purple.

I know you'll all recognize the prickly pear cactus. We even have some of these in Idaho in the desert.

Finally here is the organ pipe cactus. They are pretty amazing.

They had a really neat campground here that with our golden age pass would only cost $6 a night. I would like to spend some more time here to take some of the dirt roads and maybe do some hiking. We enjoyed our time at the Casa Grande resort and so far it is one of my favorite resorts. Here is where we made arrangements to leave the motorhome in storage while we go to New Orleans for a little Mardi Gras and then our cruise to Belize. They only charged us $1 a day.